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N. Chapter 36: Housing 1900-1942

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[CHAPTER 36]
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Housing, 1900-1942.
In 1900 there were 650,804 Negroes in the State, 140,264 of whom had homes. Of the latter figure 20,453 owned their own homes. By 1910, with a population of 713,874, the number of Negro homes had increased to 159,350, 27237 of whom owned their own homes.1 Over this decade there was an increase of 33.2 per cent in Negro home ownership, while the percentage of owned homes among Negro homes increased from 14.6 per cent to 17.1.2 In 1920, of a total of 165,329 Negro homes in the State, 28,832, or 17.4 per cent of them were owned. By 1930 the number of Negro homes had increased still further to 190,876, 39,457 of which were owned by members of the race. The percentage of owned homes among Negro homemakers had now increased to 20.7 per cent. Although the Negro population had increased only 10.9 per cent during this decade, ownership of Negro homes had increased 36.9 per cent.3
In 1920 every 24th Negro owned a home as compared with every 11th white. By 1930 Negroes had made greater gains than whites as home owners; every 20th Negro now owned his home as compared with every 10th white. Negroes, constituting 39.9 per cent of the population, owned at this time 33 1/3 per cent of the total homes owned.4
In 1930, there were 4,566 Negroes in New Orleans who owned their own homes as compared with 25,959 whites. Every 28th Negro owned his own home in this city; every 18th owned a home in Bogalusa; every 17th owned a home in Monroe; every

The unpublished manuscript "The Negro in Louisiana" is a work begun by the Dillard (University) Project in 1942, an arm of the WPA's Federal Writer's Project. After the dissolution of the unit, Marcus Christian maintained and edited the document in hopes of eventual publication. It is reproduced here as an annotated transcript, with original typos, chapters, and paginations preserved.

[CHAPTER 36]
[Page 1]
Housing, 1900-1942.
In 1900 there were 650,804 Negroes in the State, 140,264 of whom had homes. Of the latter figure 20,453 owned their own homes. By 1910, with a population of 713,874, the number of Negro homes had increased to 159,350, 27237 of whom owned their own homes.1 Over this decade there was an increase of 33.2 per cent in Negro home ownership, while the percentage of owned homes among Negro homes increased from 14.6 per cent to 17.1.2 In 1920, of a total of 165,329 Negro homes in the State, 28,832, or 17.4 per cent of them were owned. By 1930 the number of Negro homes had increased still further to 190,876, 39,457 of which were owned by members of the race. The percentage of owned homes among Negro homemakers had now increased to 20.7 per cent. Although the Negro population had increased only 10.9 per cent during this decade, ownership of Negro homes had increased 36.9 per cent.3
In 1920 every 24th Negro owned a home as compared with every 11th white. By 1930 Negroes had made greater gains than whites as home owners; every 20th Negro now owned his home as compared with every 10th white. Negroes, constituting 39.9 per cent of the population, owned at this time 33 1/3 per cent of the total homes owned.4
In 1930, there were 4,566 Negroes in New Orleans who owned their own homes as compared with 25,959 whites. Every 28th Negro owned his own home in this city; every 18th owned a home in Bogalusa; every 17th owned a home in Monroe; every